Capital Campaign Report

At the May 11Vestry meetingthe Vestry voted in favor of hiring Whitney Jones, Inc.(“WJI”) to be the consultant for the Capital Campaign Committee (“CCC”) for Stage I (Discernment) and Stage II (Survey). After the completion of the first two stages, if Pohick Church decides to go forward with the project to raise capital, it is very likely WJI will continue to work with the Church on the next two phases of the project. Whitney Jones himself will be the senior member of the consulting team assigned to Pohick Church.

Based in Winston-Salem, WJI is a consulting company that specializes raising money for non-profit organizations and focuses primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. Whitney Jones is an Episcopalian and has a very strong background advising churches in general and Episcopal churches and schools in particular on raising funds. Mr. Jones’ approach is spiritualy based when it involves Capital Campaigns for churches. To learn more about WJI, access the internet site http://www.whitneyjonesinc.com.

Meanwhile other members of the CCC are busy with tasks related to gathering information about the Building/Capital program. are interviewing churches have recently undergone renovation and focusing on architects used for that process. Other members of the CCC be consulting parishioners about prior building activities and perceived needs at Pohick. Another relates to the development of information outlined in the Pohick Church Strategic Plan. Information about the Strategic Goal 3: Physical Resources can be accessed at http://www.pohick.org/post/pp7-02stratplan.html.

So the activity has reached one milestone and is about to embark on the next milestonewhich will start a very busy time for the CCC. We ask for your prayers for energy to persevere as we seek wisdom and God’s help to arrive at the right place in our growth in this changing community.

John Springer

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